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EPISODE 21

Everything Connected: The Architecture of the American Con

In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson is joined by fellow producer Jeff Mann and director Sean Claffey to revisit Americonned and ask a hard question: what has changed since the film first came…

EPISODE 15

Gnome-ageddon: Small Government Myths and Giant Systemic Failures (w/ David Dayen)

WITH GUEST David Dayen David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect and an award-winning journalist who has spent decades investigating corporate power, financial corruption, and public policy failures

“Small government” sounds comforting — a tidy garden where everyone minds their own business and freedom magically flourishes. But while we’re admiring the gnomes, something much bigger is climbing over the fence. This week on The…

EPISODE 14

The Frankenstein of Gentrification: How Cities Built a Monster They Can’t Control

WITH GUEST Samuel Stein Samuel Stein is a housing policy expert, urban planner, and author of Capital City, a definitive breakdown of how real estate finance shapes cities and democracy

🎙 The Bigfoot Manifesto Gentrification isn’t “organic change.” It isn’t inevitable. And it definitely isn’t caused by coffee shops. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, we’re joined by housing policy expert and author Samuel Stein…

EPISODE 12

Wait Times, Bad Chatbots, Outsourced Reps—It’s All Deliberate

Bigfoot vs. Customer Service Hell – Why Everything is Broken Customer service used to be a feature. Now it’s a weapon. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, host Dave Pederson is joined by Jared Lerner,…

EPISODE 7

The Loch Ness Monster of Climate Change: Why We Ignore the Giant in the Room

WITH GUEST climate activist and Zero Hour co-founder Jamie Margolin about how fossil-fuel gi

Guest: Jamie Margolin — Climate Activist, Author, Co-Founder of Zero Hour What if the real monster haunting our planet isn’t lurking deep in a lake — but sitting in a corporate boardroom? In this episode, Dave…

EPISODE 3

The Myth of Meritocracy | The Bigfoot Manifesto Podcast

WITH GUEST journalist and author Sarah Jaffe

They told you to “work hard and you’ll succeed.” But what if that story was never true? In this episode of 🎙 The Bigfoot Manifesto, host Dave Pederson sits down with journalist and author Sarah Jaffe…